Rigs in the Eagle Ford – and across the U.S.

There were 812 drilling rigs working in Texas as of last week – 47 percent of U.S. rigs and 24 percent of all rigs worldwide, according to the Baker Hughes Rig Count.

Most of the Texas rigs are in the Permian Basin in West Texas, at 371. The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas has 222 rigs working, the Granite Shale in the Panhandle has 40 rigs, the Barnett Shale in North Texas has 33 rigs and the Haynesville Shale in East Texas has 22 rigs.